Unlike my ancient predecessor, this Tullius hasn't had his hands chopped off. With hands attached I offer my thoughts on philosophy, religion, politics, and whatever else I find worth mentioning. I'm conservative religiously and politically (though I have some serious libertarian leanings). I value reason and freedom but also traditions and "Oldthink." I relish being on the wrong side of history when history is wrong--part of a philosopher's job is to be unpopular.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

I Believe in Wizards

Sam (five-year-old): Dad, are there really wizards?

Me: Yeah.

Sam: Really, Dad?

Me: There used to
be.

Sam: REALLY????

Me: Well, maybe. What do you mean by
"wizard"?

Sam: Somebody that used to do
magic.

Me: Oh, yeah, definitely. There
were wizards.

Sam: Really??

Me: Yeah.

Sam: How do you do
magic?

Me: Well, you don't exactly DO magic. But if you love Jesus, the Father, and
the Holy Spirit, they can do the magic through you. In the Bible there are a lot of people that did magic like that.

Sam: I WILL DO MAGIC!?!

Me: Sort of. But not
exactly. To do magic, you can't worry about doing magic or learning spells. You just worry about
doing good and God will do all the magic. But why are you asking about
magic?